Professional/Personal Overview
Versatile and engaging freelance writer with education, Spanish language, and editing background using her dynamic skills to cover women's issues, sexuality, immigration, religion, culture, education, and politics for many national publications. My articles republished all over the world and translated into several languages.
Work Info
Expertise
Editor
2 Years
Social Media
3 Years
Writer
8 Years
Specialty
Politics
1 Year
Sex
1 Year
Books & Literature
6 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
3 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
NBC Latino (11+), The Huffington Post (11+), Cosmopolitan for Latinas (3-5), Kirkus Reviews (3-5), Search for Common Ground News Service (1-2), AlterNet (1-2)
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Adobe Acrobat
Equipment
Lap top, digital camera
Foreign Language Skills
Highly fluent in Spanish
References
Maria Alcon, Deputy Editor at NBC Latino Maria.Alcon@nbcuni.com
Awards
2013 "Discovery"/Boston Review Poetry Prize
Other
M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of New Mexico, Concentrations: Teaching of English Composition and Creative Writing
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Chicago, IL. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Articles
(NBC Latino , 1/1/2013)
A wide sample of NBC Latino articles that demonstrates my journalistic versatility and commitment to urgent social and political issues.
Personal Essays
(The Huffington Post , 7/1/2013)
A wide sample of my personal essays published in the Huffington Post that highlight my unique voice and writing style.
Sex Column
(Cosmopolitan for Latinas , 10/1/2012)
Sample of my Sex and Love advice column in Cosmopolitan for Latinas that demonstrates my ability to write lively and engaging prose about sex and health.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
